Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-15
BRIEFLETS.

cial hotel
Lemon, chocolate. vanilla and bisque
ice cream. at Krell s. Maths.
Mr.. Addison Parks, of Edglngton, was
visitor to the city today.
Loans by the Rock Island Building as
ISOLATION, Tuesday. Aug. 16, 1887.
Mrs. j. Ed. Loosely returned this af-
ternoon from two weeks visit at Iowa
City.
The c., r. l. & P depot at Columbus
Junction was destroyed by fire last FRI
day night.
Turkey red table damask IA cents per
yard all day Tuesday, if it lasts, at Nc
Cabe Bros
Mr.. Fred Gross, of Twentieth street,
feels happy over the advent of brand
new baby girl.
Turkish wash clothes cents, linen
doilies 3 cents each, at the linen reducing
sale of McCabe Bros.
II. p Grenough, superintendent of tel
egraph, R. l. & p. road, spent Sunday at
his old bone, at Wyoming, Ill.
ExSheriff Drury, of Buffalo Prairie
and Mrs. W. W. and Jere Pearsoll were
at the Rock Island house today
Parties and families upon short notice
with the best of ice cream and fruit ices.
and at reasonable prices at Krell & Maths.
The friends of Mrs FL c. Schaffer will
be pleased to hear that she is much inn
proved in health--better than she has
been for years
Mr.. John Warner, of St Paul. arrived
IN the city yesterday morning and will
remain about two weeks, visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Linen stock is the next TO be slaugh-
tered at McCsbe Bros All overstocks
must go. Turkish bath towels 4 cents a
piece while they last.
Hurrah! Linen dice towels, immense
sixe (25x4l inches). worth 80 cents,
knocked down to IA cents to reduce the
pile, at McCabe Bros.
The sidewalk on the west side of
Nineteenth street. from Eighth to Ninth
avenues, is in a terribly dIlapidsted con-
dition and needs attention badly
j. NJ Bnford, local agent for the Phes
nix Insurance company of Hartford, set
tied the damages to the stock of T. H.
Thomas for his company Saturday.
The ladies of the First NJ. E church
are making great preparations for an en-
tertainment to be given at the Rock ISL
and rink on the evening of Sept. s.
The crash in crashes begins the wees
at McCabe Bros. Fancy stripe crash 3
cents per yard; all liner crashes 8! cents;
genuine Russian crash reduced to 6 cents.
J. B. ladders, of this city, will attend
the national encampment of the Sons of
Veterans of the United States at Des
Moines this week, as delegate from
Illinois.
President Gilmore and Secretary Kahl-
Ike of the Rock Island Pillow company
have returned from Chicago, where they
attended the meeting of the Northwestern
Cultivator association.
Miss Mary Clelsnd, registry clerk at
the post office. is taking much needed
rest, and has gone to Monmouth to spend
part of her vacation. Miss Copp will act
in Miss Cleland's place meanwhile.
President r, R. Cable, of the great
Rock Island route" and family, spent
yesterday at the residence of Mr. J. Nj.
Buford Mr.. Cable went west this morn
ing, but his family remain here a few
days.
Ii is SAID that Ms a result of the gbust
episode of last week, certain fortune
teller is becoming wealthy, though his
theories were not wholly complimentary
to some of The parties interested in the
ghost.
There are some ugly runners concern
an irregular transaction on the streets
the other day, which, however bids fair
to be satisfactorily settled, on conditions
that damages be paid and assurances of
no repetition of the affair
Fred Wright was up in the east end of
town this afternoon. and not being in
fl condition TO navigate. fell down near
well, and when he recovered conscious
ness, imagined he fell in, and a doctor
was telephoned for. No damages.
Conductor Bush brought in Conductor
Tllton's Savanna train at II :35 today.
Conductor Tilton taking Mr. Bush's train
to Milwaukee in order that he might have
an opportunity to transact some business
before returning to Savanna.
The game of base ball between the
Shadysides and the Sunnysdes will take
place at the Hop fields at $50 tomorrow
instead of Wednesday. on account of
Wednesdays game between the Rock
Islands and the Moline Browns.
Many in this city will be pleased to
learn that the two children of Geo. Alter,
who were killed in the Chattswortb dis
aster, were not those of Geo Alter, for
merly of this city and brother of Mr..
Fred Alter. Mr. Geo. Alter is now locat
ed at Lincoln, Neb.
Teachers certificates have been issued
by County Supt Southwell to the Misses
Lizzie N. Brown, Lima Buford, Mary T.